1Sa 19:4-5, 30:26-31, 2Sa 9, 16:17, 17:27-29, Pro 17:17, 27:9 | ESV | STEP | And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant David , because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have brought good to you.

4 And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “Let not the king ^asin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have brought good to you. 5 For ^bhe took his life in his hand ^cand he struck down the Philistine, ^dand the Lord worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against ^einnocent blood by killing David without cause?”

1 Samuel 30:26-31

26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord.” 27 It was for those in ^fBethel, in Ramoth of the Negeb, in ^gJattir, 28 in ^hAroer, in Siphmoth, in ⁱEshtemoa, 29 in Racal, in the cities of ^jthe Jerahmeelites, in the cities of ^kthe Kenites, 30 in ^lHormah, in Bor-ashan, in Athach, 31 in ^mHebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.

2 Samuel 9

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may ⁿshow him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was ^oZiba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” 3 And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show ^pthe kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of ^qJonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” 4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of ^rMachir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. 6 And ^sMephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” 7 And David said to him, “Do not fear, ^tfor I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and ^uyou shall eat at my table always.” 8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for ^va dead dog such as I?”

9 Then the king called Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson. 10 And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that your master’s grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s grandson ^wshall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had ^xfifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do.” So Mephibosheth ^yate at David’s ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew my} table, like one of the king’s sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, ^aawhose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba’s house became Mephibosheth’s servants. 13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for ^abhe ate always at the king’s table. Now ^ache was lame in both his feet.

2 Samuel 16:17

17 And Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? ^adWhy did you not go with your friend?”

2 Samuel 17:27-29

27 When David came to Mahanaim, ^aeShobi the son of Nahash from ^afRabbah of the Ammonites, and ^agMachir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and ^ahBarzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, 28 brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, flour, parched grain, beans and lentils, ^{▼▼Hebrew adds and parched grain} 29 honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry and ^ajweary and thirsty ^akin the wilderness.”

Proverbs 17:17

17 ^alA friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 27:9

9 ^amOil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. ^{▼▼Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel}